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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1927

Page

14

Local teams gear up forBasketball week in San Antonio

Ten days of rest end as Brackenridge Main Avenue and St Anthony's plan returns to action Monday. Alamo Heights and St Marys discuss prospects while coachs Wright Riley and Harry Hamilton Jr. express optimism. Brackenridge and St. Anthony’s seek junior honors. ex-Eagles edge St Mark’s Lions in a thriller.

Gayle Talbot JR Brackenridge Main Avenue St. Anthony’s College Marle “Mule] Dravier Alamo Heights High St. Mary's College Tom O'Donnell Holyoke Mass Rattlers Buster” Carver Wright Riley Brackenridge High Harry Hamillton Jr Purple Crimson Alamo Heights Frazier Carl Menger Harry Hamilton Crimson Basketeers Ross Lobos Main Avenue Cagers Moore High School Hamilton Sanches Ingram Sanchez Sul Ross Crimsons Second Engineers Brackenridge Eagles Riley Purple Cagers Lobos Rudy Davalos Eihe Wallace Murray William Macrae St. Anthony’s Menger Ewesters Wien Eagles Brackenridge High School St. Mark’s Lions Hub” Friery Eagies

Pancho Suarez Go Promises Excitement Fight Night

Promoter Al Edwards hypes a ten round bout between Pancho and Suarez at Beethoven Hall. Both fighters seek a win to boost prestige with weight limits set at 190 pounds and a supporting card featuring Al Mayen and Guerra Paua.

Kid Pancho Kid Suarez Beethoven Hall Kid Lencho Mike O’dowd Suarez Panch Pancho Mitt al Edwards Edwards Sam Slotzky Opponteut Mater al al Mayen San Antonio Guerra Paua Nueva Laredo Bobby Tara Ray Macias

U S G A Clarifies Handicap Play Rules in Golf Playoffs

New York Jan 3. The United States Golf Association ruled that in playoffs of ties of handicap golf matches strokes must be taken on the same holes beyond the eighteenth in the main round. The ruling clarifies a situation that has troubled tournament officials across the country.

New York United States Golf Association Today

Winter bowling league crowns Turner clan champions

The Turner Ten Fin League wrapped a highly successful season at the Turner alleys. Thrailkill team clinched the title by the narrowest margin, edging Temple and Luthy for top honors. Standouts included Whitey Joison 210 589 and Treuter Jr. 226 374 with high team scores. Kuehne eyeing a tie for third pending a three-game win.

Turner Ten Schmitt Kuehne Ullrich Krailkillemple Athy Reinarz Cudbre Sra C. ‘Treuter Jr E. R. Vemiple Gever Luthy J. Trewier Jr Kopplinemple TL. Nixon Shred L Ackermim McMonagle Schaefer Mulligan Rat Kuehne Janert Geyer Oro Reinmarz

Kendricks Delivers Victory For Rangers In Army Tilt

Big Jim Kendricks, boss of the Texas Rangers pro football team, rushed for a ninth straight score to lift his club over the Army Stars 14 to 12 in a Sioux Falls clash. Kendricks broke the line from the Army wall after a 15 yard dash started the sequence, with Bradshaw adding the extra point.

Jim Kendricks Texas Rangers Tim Harlingen League Park Jim Wilson Army James Tully Bradshaw Rangers John Levi Indians Tulsa Okla Kendricks Slough

Finest buck of the season brought in by Mechler

One of the finest bucks killed in the San Antonio district this season was brought in Saturday night by M. A. Mechler of 2 Coste. The deer weighed 190 pounds dressed and had 32 points, with the kill dated near December 31.

San Antonio M. A. Mechler Coste

Florida Hosts Most Baseball Clubs In Spring Training

Florida will host eleven of sixteen major league teams for spring training while the Red Sox prepare in New Orleans the Cubs and Pirates in California the Tigers in San Antonio and the White Sox in Shreveport Louisiana. The remaining clubs will conduct workouts in Florida.

Florida Red Sox New Orleans Cubs Pirates California Detroit Tigers San Antonio White Sox Shreveport

Rich Los Angeles Open Lures Golf Stars Next

The Los Angeles Open draws top pros and amateurs after Long Beach with $16,000 on the line. Tommy Armour won the Long Beach event then headed to Los Angeles, posting a 69 71 67 for 207 as MacDonald Smith shot 211 for second. others included Mehlborn, Watrous, Turnesa, Linares, and Walker in the money group.

Long Beach Cal Los Angeles Tommy Armour Congressional Country Club Washington, D. C Bill Mehlborn Chicago New York al Watrous Grand Rapids Mich Joe Turnesa Fairview N. X Dick Linares Long Peseh Pro Hutt Martin Cyril Walker Englewood N. J Leo Diegel Bobby Gruickshank Willie Hunter Santa Monica John Rogers Pittsburgh Bert ‘Wilde Bellingham Wash Joe Kirkwood John Golden Patterson N.Y Johnny Farrell Marmaroneck NW. X

Indoor sport in high gear at Knights of Columbus meet

The New York indoor season opens with a world’s championship cue match where Willie Hoppe defends his 18.2 balkline title against Hagenlacher at the Hotel Pennsylvania in three 300 point blocks. Toll Morgan meets Paul McGraw in a lightweight bout as track stars vie at the 166th Infantry Armory in Brooklyn, featuring a 100 yard Governor Smith trophy race and a strong field including Lally Clark Burgess Heldrich Cooke Williams.

New York Willie Hoppe Duke Schaefer Chicago Hagenlacher Schaefer Pensylvania Hoppe Toll Morgan Seattle Morgan 166Th Infantry Armory Broklyn Knights of Columbus Vincent Lally Ray Clark Yale Jimmy Burgess Georgetown Jimmy Heldrich Cecil Cooke Syracuse University al Williams

Albaugh and Gilmore to Meet in Bonner Cup Final Friday

Reuben Albaugh and L D Gilmore, finalists for the Bonner Cup at the San Antonio Country Club, will not meet before Friday. Albaugh said they could not arrange a Monday match and he will be free again only on Friday at the earliest.

Reuben Albaugh L. D Dec

Frogs Undaunted by 41-16 Defeat by Sooners

Fort Worth January 7 The Texas Christian University Horned Frogs fell 41 to 16 to the Oklahoma Sooners Saturday night. Coach Matty Bell's squad will practice Monday in preparation for two exhibition games before conference play begins next week. They face North Texas State Teachers College on Wednesday in Denton and Thursday in the TCU gym.

Fort Worth Oklahoma University Sooners Matty Bell Ty .C. U. Horned Frogs Frogs North Texas State Teachers’ College Denton T.cg

Boxing Class at Lion Field Promises Free Training for City Youth

Boxer mentor Smiling Dick Bara, once a Dayton university novice, runs Monday and Thursday sessions at 4 pm for boys under 21. Forty-six youths have enrolled, learning stance, footwork, wind and body conditioning. He bans street fighting, promoting self defense only.

Bara Dayton

Classy Fliers Set to Meet S A Civilians in Polo Clash

Kelly Field four, recent low-gasl tourney winner, faces the San Antonio Civilians in the high-goal polo tourney second round at Brackenridge Park. Sunday’s 8 PM game followed early results where Kelly Field beat Fight Corps Ares 15 to 6 and the Civilians edged Second Division Infantry 12 to 7. Jim Chittim led the Civilians with seven goals, while Carl Crawford added four. Crowd exceeded 3000. Earl Shaw officiated.

Kelly Field San Antonio Bracksenridge Park Fighth Corps Ares T. Jim Chictim Carl Crawford Lieut. J. O. Murtaugh Doughboys Earl Shaw Fast Austin Polo Club

East's Grid Stars Disband After East West Game

EAST'S GRID STARS DISBAND AND HEAD HOME AFTER 7-3 DEFEAT AT THE EAST-WEST CHARITY GAME IN SAN FRANCISCO. ABOUT 20 000 FANS ATTENDED AS PLAYERS WERE BANQUETED AND OFFICIALS CALLED THE EVENT NO 100 PERCENT SUCCESS. THE GAME BENEFITTED THE SHRINERS' CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

San Francisco Shriners’ Crippled Children’s Hospital

San Pedro Tigers Win by Forfeit Claim City Title

The San Pedro Tigers claim the city intermediate football championship after Prospect Hill Collegiate forfeits. The Tigers finish undefeated after two ties with Prospect Hill and will receive gold footballs and sweaters. Manager Johnny Densmore, two seasons with the club, has produced a champion each year.

San Pedro

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